Art Music in Ghana
An Introduction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23647751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bode Omojola (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Pages | 149-164 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Nigerian Art Music (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | IFRA-Nigeria (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/books.ifra.615 |
| OpenAlex | W1922246216 |
| ISBN | 9791092312133 |
| Language | EN |
The historical development of modern Ghanaian Art Music is very similar to that of Nigeria. As in Nigeria, the activities of British colonial administrators, missionaries and teachers helped to introduce and consolidate the practice and consumption of European liturgical Christian music as well as European classical music — the two musical genres — which provided the foundations for the emergence of modern Ghanaian Art music. As in Nigeria, the most significant factor in the growth of Europea...
Art · Visual arts · Diverse Musicological Studies · Music History and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |